rock the house
idiom
: to cause an audience to be very enthusiastic about a performance
The band played their theme song and rocked the house.
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Will Smith took the mic and rocked the house for the 1991 into 1992 broadcast.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The church burned in a 2019 fire, set by a teenager, that caused $15,000 worth of damage and the pandemic rocked the house of worship’s stability, according to local news reports.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Old Dominion and Thomas Rhett will rock the house in the arena that surrounds the hole.
—Todd Kelly, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2022
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The church burned in a 2019 fire, set by a teenager, that caused $15,000 worth of damage and the pandemic rocked the house of worship’s stability, according to local news reports.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Old Dominion and Thomas Rhett will rock the house in the arena that surrounds the hole.
—Todd Kelly, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2022
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“Rock the house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20the%20house. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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